Articles
The shy, little girl from Mzimhlophe
Mara Louw always runs onto the stage. She greets people in Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana, Pedi and English. She wants to be everybody’s friend. The...
Mpumelelo Gamede fights back
Mpumelelo Gamede runs in 10 kilometre races. He finishes last every time. But he does not care. He only wants to finish. Mpumelelo runs...
On the mines
An old miner once said: “Working in the mines is a painful thing. When you go down into the earth, you are not sure that you will come...
Rubberman
One cold, wet Saturday afternoon nearly eight years ago, little Norman Thokoane went to the movies. Norman was a lonely, sad kid. He had...
Letters from our readers 1983 No 3
Dear Learn and Teach Thank you for your magazine. Can you please tell me more about learning groups. Maria Mogangane KENSINGTON Thanks...
The old pirate
Everybody in Orlando East knows the Old Pirate. They know his old, bumpy face. They know his crooked smile. And they all know his old...
The child killer
Little Nomsa Sibisi got sick one night. She had a ‘running stomach’. And she was vomiting a lot. The sickness is called ‘Gastro –...
